A selection of exceptional golf courses that could have earned the Cookie Jar seal of approval
Wales
Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, founded in 1891, is Wales’ most prestigious championship venue and the only club in the country where the sea is visible from every hole. Located on the South Wales coast near Bridgend, the club received its Royal charter from King Edward VII in 1909. The course was originally laid out by […]
England
Seaton Carew is one of England’s oldest links clubs, featuring a challenging Alister MacKenzie layout. The Micklem course offers traditional seaside golf with views across the North Sea. Known for its hospitality and excellent conditioning, it’s a hidden gem of northeast England.
England
Royal Liverpool Golf Club gives you a firm, strategic links test shaped by wind, angles, and simple presentation. The course looks open from the tee, but the best lines are narrow and reward confident decisions. Fairways sit on fast, running ground that moves the ball into awkward positions if you lose focus. The greens are […]
Wales
Pennard Golf Club, known as ‘The Links in the Sky’, is perched 200 feet above sea level on the stunning Gower Peninsula – Britain’s first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Golf has been played here since 1896, with the club officially founded in 1908. The great James Braid designed the original layout for just […]
